In addition to in-house production of our proprietary matboard line, we provide contract laminating services for customers and applications outside the picture framing industry, including: printing & graphics substrates, large format folder stock, (temporary) floor coverings, poster board / sign stock, textile tag stock, blister cards, master sheets for box fabrication, slip sheets and pallet bottoms, coated release boards, puzzle and game board stock, etc. Our laminating line is setup exclusively for roll-to-sheet production. We take pride in minimum waste, zero-defect, cost-conscious performance, and can turnaround a truckload order within a few days when necessary to support your time-critical production requirements. We have customer storage capacity within our facility, such that our contract laminating clients may call out orders against their stocked material and expect timely production and shipment of finished sheets per their order parameters.
When you entrust your laminating to us, everything about our relationship is held in the strictest confidence — Should you desire to obtain a quotation and qualify our production line for your product, you are invited to visit our facility and watch all aspects of our matboard laminating work; however, we will not provide references relative to our contract laminating, and disallow visitors in our facility during contract laminating work.
Our equipment specifications are shown in the table below:
| System General Parameters | Feed Parameters | Sheeter/Stacker Parameters | Pricing Modifiers |
| 3-ply (2 glue layers) or 2-ply (1 glue layer) gluing, or sheeting alone are available. | Maximum OD = 72” | Maximum sheet length = 84” | Single-edge (rotary knife) slitting offered on ONE (“bottom”) unwind for materials up to 0.018” caliper – maximum slit width of 10” allowable – Slitting is a 6% upcharge. |
| Maximum finish caliper = 0.100” (varies with material density) | Core diameter from 3” to 12” (conical chucks); up to 16” on middle (inner) layer | Automatic counting available; request marker tabs at specified intervals at no extra charge | Double-edge slitting capability for finished laminate can be installed – maximum slit width up to system maximum width. Finished laminate slitting is a 10% upcharge; billable weight to include slit waste from this step. |
| Maximum speed = 300fpm | Maximum roll weight 5000# | Maximum skid height 72” | Production amounts less than 2T subject to a 10% upcharge. |
| Minimum caliper of any single ply = 0.0032” (40# text weight) | Winding may be either FSO or FSI on any unwinder | Maximum skid weight 2.0T. | Single line stenciling available at no extra charge. |
| Maximum caliper of any single ply = 0.060” | Skids stocked in sizes 34”x42”($5.00), 40”x48”($5.00), and 42”x66”($9.00). For other sizes, please provide skids with in-bound material shipment. | Guillotine (ream) cutting of finished product at $125/T. We have local outsourcing available for die cutting if necessary. | |
| Maximum width = 66” |
- Pricing is offered on a tonnage, per-sheet, or per-square-foot basis, as per customer preference.
- For net cost estimating, use a preliminary waste allocation of (10 – #T)% (2% minimum), where T=tons of production. Following trial runs, hone your waste allocation from observed results.